ATA College
About
ATA College, formerly known as Advanced Training Associates, is a private college in El Cajon, California. ATA College is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE) and approved by the Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Education. The institute is also approved to participate in Federal financial aid programs by the Department of Education for students who qualify. The school provides training to the military and has been a Department of Defense contractor for vocational education since 1996. Tuition Assistance and Veterans Benefits can be used at ATA College. The institute is an approved training center by the Fiber Optic Association.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 9 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data8 · 88.9%
- Failing1 · 11.1%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Council on Occupational Education
Action history · 20
- Sep 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedCouncil on Occupational Education
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewCouncil on Occupational Education
- Jun 2025Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic QualityCouncil on Occupational Education
- Sep 2024Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Occupational Education
- Jun 2024Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic QualityCouncil on Occupational Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 171 students received $901K in Pell grants, alongside $675K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 52 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at ATA College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
ATA College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions ATA College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectATA College | 89% | — | 80 | $20,906 | Community College |
| — | — | 649 | $16,924 | Community College | |
| — | — | 218 | $20,788 | Community College | |
| — | — | 232 | $19,920 | Community College | |
| — | — | 508 | $17,872 | Community College | |
| — | — | 179 | $13,775 | Community College | |
| — | 75.2% | 123 | $14,989 | Community College | |
| — | — | 93 | $24,539 | Community College | |
| — | 76.9% | 518 | $10,086 | Community College | |
| — | 85.3% | 163 | $9,139 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,258 | $29,997 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,539 | $24,334 | Community College | |
| — | — | 628 | $36,307 | Community College | |
| — | — | 556 | — | Community College | |
| — | — | 9 | — | Community College | |
| — | — | 190 | $21,407 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3 | $21,736 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8 | $20,440 | Community College | |
| — | 100.0% | 700 | $6,981 | Community College | |
| — | — | 61 | $17,372 | Community College | |
| — | — | 785 | $32,097 | Community College | |
| — | — | 550 | $24,026 | — | |
| — | — | 20 | $20,698 | Community College | |
| — | — | 31 | $23,919 | Community College | |
| — | — | 18 | $20,789 | Community College | |
| — | — | 25 | $22,625 | Community College | |
| — | — | 394 | $11,856 | Community College | |
| — | 69.2% | 642 | $17,758 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 89% | 76.9% | 204 | $20,743 |
Institutions like ATA College
Explore the federal data for institutions in ATA College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeCalifornia
Asher College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment649Net price$16,924View data - Community CollegeArizona
Brookline College-Tucson
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment218Net price$20,788View data - Community CollegeDistrict of Columbia
Career Technical Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment232Net price$19,920View data - Community CollegeFlorida
CBT Technology Institute-Main Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment508Net price$17,872View data - Community CollegeOhio
ETI Technical College of Niles
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment179Net price$13,775View data - Community CollegeIndiana
International Business College-Indianapolis
Grad rate—Admit rate75.2%Enrollment123Net price$14,989View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
Lansdale School of Business
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment93Net price$24,539View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
Laurel Business Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate76.9%Enrollment518Net price$10,086View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
Laurel Technical Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate85.3%Enrollment163Net price$9,139View data - Community CollegeMaryland
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,258Net price$29,997View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,539Net price$24,334View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment628Net price$36,307View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment556Net price—View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
Miller-Motte College-Charleston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9Net price—View data - Community CollegeGeorgia
Miller-Motte College-Columbus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment190Net price$21,407View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
Miller-Motte College-Conway
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3Net price$21,736View data - Community CollegeLouisiana
Miller-Motte College-McCann-Monroe
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8Net price$20,440View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
New Castle School of Trades
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment700Net price$6,981View data - Community CollegeTexas
Peloton College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment61Net price$17,372View data - Community CollegeOhio
Ross College-Canton
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment785Net price$32,097View data - Florida
Southern Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment550Net price$24,026View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment20Net price$20,698View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31Net price$23,919View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment18Net price$20,789View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment25Net price$22,625View data - Community CollegeWest Virginia
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment394Net price$11,856View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
YTI Career Institute-York
Grad rate—Admit rate69.2%Enrollment642Net price$17,758View data
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